49 accolades for Drew & Napier in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 rankings

17 Dec 2021

Drew & Napier upholds its standing as one of Singapore’s top law firms in the latest Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 rankings. We have been singled out 49 times in various areas, and have the highest number of lawyers ranked in the areas of Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Intellectual Property: Domestic.
Five of our practices have been ranked in the top tier yet again.

  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation (16 consecutive years)
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic (15 consecutive years)
  • Restructuring/Insolvency: Domestic (15 consecutive years)
  • Intellectual Property: Domestic (15 consecutive years)
  • Competition/Antitrust (9 consecutive years)

In the same vein, Chambers singled out the following lawyers as cream of the crop based on stellar market feedback.

  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Cavinder Bull, SC (12 consecutive years)
  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Cavinder Bull, SC (10 consecutive years)
  • ​Restructuring/Insolvency: Domestic - Sushil Nair (15 consecutive years), Blossom Hing (7 consecutive years)
  • Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT): Domestic - Lim Chong Kin (15 consecutive years)
  • Competition/Antitrust - Lim Chong Kin (9 consecutive years)
  • Tax - Ong Sim Ho (12 consecutive years)
  • Intellectual Property: Domestic: Litigation - Tony Yeo (4 consecutive years)

Several Drew & Napier teams are recommended as market-leading practices.

  • Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: The Elite
  • Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption: Domestic
  • Tax
  • Corporate/M&A: Domestic
  • Real Estate
  • Employment: Domestic
  • Banking & Finance: Domestic
  • Capital Markets: Domestic
  • Construction
  • Investment Funds: Domestic

Our following lawyers are highly recommended by Chambers based on market feedback. By alphabetical order of practice areas -

Regional Recognition
The firm is also recognised by Chambers in their regional rankings. Our International Arbitration expertise is well placed in the Asia-Pacific Region category while our Dispute Resolution (International Firms) expertise stood out in the India category. For Corporate & Finance (International Firms), our firm is recognised for their work in the Indonesia category.

Drew Network Asia Pillar Firms
We are also pleased to share that Drew Network Asia (DNA) pillar firms, Makarim & Taira S. (Makarim) from Indonesia and Shearn Delamore & Co. (Shearn) from Malaysia also stood out in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 rankings. Makarim is highly regarded in Employment, Projects & Energy, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A and Dispute Resolution. Four of their partners have been ranked for their outstanding work.

Shearn is highly placed for Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Employment & Industrial Relations, Intellectual Property, Tax, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Debt Capital Markets, Competition/Antitrust, Shipping and TMT. 22 of their partners have been ranked for their expertise in their respective fields.

About Chambers Asia-Pacific
Chambers Asia-Pacific is one of the world’s largest circulating and most reputable legal ranking publications. Its team of researchers conduct thousands of interviews with clients and lawyers worldwide, and analyse matters and deals to rank the world’s best lawyers and practices.